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The contractor shall supply and deliver to the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE. before April 1, 2017.

Item No. Supplies/Services Quantity $/unit Total $

01 Herbicide, Keystone or equal 120 GAL _______ _______ mini-bulk

06 Additive, ARRAY 3600 LB ________ ________

DESCRIPTIONS / SPECIFICATIONS / WORK STATEMENT

The contractor shall supply and deliver F. O. B. Destination the items described below. These items are required at the Roman L. Hruska U. S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE, for feed production purposes.

All chemicals must be of 2016 or 2017 manufacturing. All products must be eligible for manufacturer stated re-spay.

The contractor shall within ten working days after receipt of request from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) pick-up and remove the emptied bulk containers previously delivered under this contract. Non returnable bulk containers (i.e. 30 and 55 gallon drums) will be “triple rinsed” by the Government prior to pick-up by the contractor. In the event containers are not removed as directed, the Government shall arrange to have containers shipped to the contractor at the contractor’s expense.

Mini-bulks, shall not exceed 250 gallon capacity.

A MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET from the manufacturer must be included with each pesticide.

1. Herbicide, Keystone, Dow AgroSci.or equal. 120 gallons [Acetochlor (3.0 lb ai/gal) + Atrazine (2.25 lb ai/gal)] A PP and Pre herbicide for weed control in corn.

2. Herbicide, Dual II Magnum, Syngenta or equal. 120 gallons [S-metolachlor (7.64 lb ai/gal) + benoxacor (safener)] Annual broadleaf and grass weed control in corn & soybean production.

3. Herbicide, Roundup PowerMax. Monsanto or equal, 2000 gallon. [glyphosphate (5.5 lbs ai./gallon) ] Post emerge, non-selective herbicide for annual and perennial grass and broadleaf weed control. Must be labeled for Glyphosate tolerant crops.

4. Herbicide, Pursuit, BASF or equal. 5 gallons. [imazethapyr (2 lb ai/gal)] For PP, PRE or POST control of broadleaf and grass weeds in alfalfa.

5. Additive, Spray grade Ammonium Sulfate. (21-0-0) 4,080 LB.

6. Additive, ARRAY. Rosen’s Inc. or equal. 3600 LB. Rosens or equal. Deposition and retention agent plus ammonium sulfate and defoamer. Use rate of 9 lb/100 gal.

7. Herbicide, Balance Flex. Bayer Crop Science. 5 gallons [isoxaflutole (2 lb ai/gal) + cyprosulfamide (safener)]. For selective grass and broadleaf weeds in field corn.

8. Herbicide, Atrazine 4L, Various Manufacturers. 300 gallons [atrazine (4 lb ai/gal)]

9. Herbicide, Authority XL. FMC. 75 LBS [sulfentrazone (62.22%) + chlorimuron-ethyl (7.78%)] For PPI and PRE control of broadleaf and grass weeds in soybeans.

10. Herbicide, Acuron. Syngenta. 180 gallons [S-Metolachlor (2.14 lb/gal) + Atrazine (1 Lb/gallon) + Mesotrione (.24 LB/gallon) + Bicyclopyrone (.06 lb/gallon) For control of annual broadleaf and grass weeds in field corn.

11. Herbicide, Mojave 70 EG, Alligare. 100 LBS. [Imazapyr + diuron]. Bareground vegetation control.

12. Herbicide, Curtail M, Dow AgroSciences or equal. 75 Gallon. [clopyralid (.42 lb/gal) + MCPA (2.35 lb/gal)]

13. Additive, Non ionic surfactanct. 120 gallon. High quality non ionic surfactant with at least 80% of constituents effective as spray adjuvant.

14. Herbicide, Halex GT. Syngenta. 250 gallons. [S-metolachlor (2.09 lb ai/gal) + glyphosate (2.09 lb ai/gal) + mesotrione (0.209 lb ai/gal)] For postemergence control of grasses and broadleaves in glyphosate tolerant corn.

15. Herbicide, Forefront HL. Dow Agro Sciences. 75 gallons. [Aminopyralid (.41 lb ai/gal) + 2,4-D amine (3.33 lb/gal)] For control of broadleaf weeds on rangeland and permanent grass pastures.

16. Herbicide, 2,4-D Amine Salt, Various Manufacturers. 100 gallons. [2,4-d Dichlorophenoxyacitic acid, Type II, liquid salt formation, containing 3.8 pounds of 2,4-D acid per gallon complete with sufficient emulsifiers for proper mixing with water]. A postemergent herbicide for broadleaf weed control in pastures . This herbicide must not contain any grazing restrictions for beef cattle not for slaughter.